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West Fork Madison River P2o5

Prospect in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10220851
MAS/MILS ID 0300010534
Record type Site
Current site name West Fork Madison River P2o5
Alternate or previous names West Fork Madison River Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.88895, 44.75741 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012 S 002 W 30 SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.88895, 44.75741
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Thickness 1.6M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Thickness 2M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 13606999mt ore
    Total resources 19504000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 19 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970
    Uranium U 0.007 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 1.8999 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 18143000mt ore
    Total resources 26761000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 26.5 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.6499 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 18143000mt ore
    Total resources 27215000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 19 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970
    Uranium U 0.0039 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 1.8999 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4264110 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 6224300 SQUARE METERS; Q10; TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 389158100 SQUARE METERS M2 C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER, SAME BED DIMENSIONS AS M1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 722- & 729.

  • Deposit

    MRB RPT. 113, POPOFF, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 6611, P. 114.

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC. 302, P. 13.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST FORK MADISON RIVER AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 22,27,28,30,31,32,33 IN T12S R2W; AND SECS. 5,6,7,8,17,18, IN T13S R2W DEPOSIT SEQ NO. 0300010520 IS LOCATED IN THIS AREA APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUN-1995 Benjamiin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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